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Mission Name: Skylab I (SLM-1) Vehicle: Skylab 2
Mission Number: SL-2 (SA-206) 25 May - 22 June 1973

Crew:
   
Charles C. Conrad, Jr. [4], Commander
    Paul J. Weitz [1], Pilot
    Joseph P. Kerwin [1], Science Pilot

Backup Crew:
    Russel L. Schweickart, Commander
    Franklin S. Musgrave, Pilot
    Bruce McCandless, Science Pilot

Launch:
    Pad: 39-B
    Date: 25 May 1973
    Time: 13:00:00 UTC

Flight:
    Orbits: 404
    Duration: 28 days, 0 hours, 49 minutes, 49 seconds
    EVA #1: 25 May - 40 minutes
    EVA #2: 7 June - 3 hours, 25 minutes
    EVA #3: 19 June - 1 hour, 36 minutes

Landing:
    Location: Pacific Ocean
    Vessel: USS Ticonderoga (CVS-14)
    Date: 22 June 1973
    Time: 13:49:49 UTC

The crew, the first aboard the Skylab, had to make extensive repairs, including deployment of a parasol sunshade to lower inside temperatures. There were 392 experiment hours, and 3 EVAs totaling 5 hours, 41 minutes.

The command module is currently on display at the National Museum of Naval Aviation, Pensacola, FL.